CHARITY FOR ROMAN CATHOLIC PURPOSES ADMINISTERED IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONGREGATION OF THE FRANCISCAN MISSIONARY SISTERS (LITTLEHAMPTON)

Registered charity 232931 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as F M S L, THE CONGREGATION OF THE FRANCISCAN SISTERS (LITTLEHAMPTON)

To support the religious and other charitable works carried out by the order and by the Roman Catholic Church and others, through the provision of nursing and residential care and community care, missionary work overseas and the support of the Congregation itself.

Objects

SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL ADVANCE THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CONGREGATION OF THE FRANCISCAN SISTERS (LITTLEHAMPTON) WHICH INCLUDES ENGLAND AS THE TRUSTEES WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE SUPERIOR SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND IF AT ANY TIME THE ORDER SHALL CEASE TO EXIST OR SHALL CEASE TO CARRY ON RELIGIOUS OR OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF SUCH CONGREGATION THEN FOR SUCH OTHER LAWFUL CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £449,824 for the year, driven by a £371,690 loss on investment assets and increased operational costs. Despite this deficit, the trustees maintain that unrestricted reserves of £3,973,160 represent just over eighteen months of expenditure, which they believe is sufficient to meet ongoing working capital needs and rising staff costs. The charity continues to operate its care homes and missionary work, though it notes challenges with occupancy levels and is selling one care home to address financial pressures.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Hodson & Co. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Leadership, per the charity’s website

• Sister Elizabeth Morris — Mother General (source)
• Sister Clare Bowers — Assistant General (source)
• Sisters Anne McLaughlin — Council member (source)
• Clare Bernadette — Council member (source)

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £1.3m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Franciscan Missionary Sisters — Registered, 2 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 21/11/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~55.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Sister Ann McLaughlinchair
• SISTER ELIZABETH MORRIS
• Sister Brenda Bowers
• Sister Clare Knowles
• Sister Promodini Ekka

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bradford City · India · Ireland · Kent · Surrey · West Sussex

Income and spending

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